The Spa Travellers Diary

The Spa Travellers recently went to the Portuguese owned shop, Case Acoreana.  This is a locally owned and operated shop which has been in business since 1962 in the heart of Kensington Market in downtown Toronto.  They only accept cash so be sure you break open your piggy bank before coming.  It is not much to see from the outside but it was hopping inside with customers shopping for good deals.  The walls were covered from floor to ceiling with all kinds of spices, coffee, candy and anything else you would normally find in a bulk food store.

The intention was to buy tea, which we did but we could not resist some of the other goodies surrounding the place.  We tried their Steel Cut Oats, which we heard so much about.

On top of our list was tea from the Metropolitan Tea Company which is served at the Drake Hotel. 

Casa Acoreana claims to have the best Earl Grey tea around which is served at Carol's Cheescake in Yorkville.  We came to try green sencha tea with the scent of rose and cherry and I also wanted the Blood Orange tea.  Both had scents which sent us to heaven.  We also bought Rooibos Orange blend, which is a herbal tisane from Africa.

We want to show you some of their coffee display.

To the right is some of their many loose leaf tea jars.

As we went to have our items weighed, we were greeted with friendly customer service which made us understand why they are so popular.

Until we sip again...

Post and Photo Credit by Tracey